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Amparo Fondita
Mexican
Corn sourced from Oaxaca and nixtamalized in-house gives you a sense of how seriously this upscale-casual Mexican restaurant in Dupont Circle takes its sourcing. The menu covers raw bar, sopecitos, and mains like halibut with mole, plus sides that quietly steal scenes. A Michelin Bib Gourmand, it started as a pop-up, which might explain why the cooking still has a point to prove. The papaya dessert alone earns its real estate on the menu.
The awards strongest first
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- The Rammys Finalist · Upscale Casual Restaurant of the Year
- Washingtonian The Hot List: 10 Restaurants Around DC We’re Loving Right Now
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants Around D.C.
- Washingtonian #56 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
One number, weighted & current 85
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Machucos
“it pays to try the deep cuts they present at this all-day Dupont restaurant, such as machucos, fried stuffed plantains from Veracruz, or chile en nogada, a festive stuffed poblano chile with walnut sauce.”
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Chile en nogada
“chile en nogada, a festive stuffed poblano chile with walnut sauce.”
Washingtonian, 2026 -
Chile relleno burrito
“but we particularly love the chile relleno burrito oozing with chihuahua cheese.”
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Papaya nixtamal
“Take the papaya nixtamal.”
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- The Pembroke French Eat · 69
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